https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/kyle-shanahan-calls-brock-purdy-toe-recovery-sensitive-situation-as-49ers-qb-still-limited-in-practice-215814370.html
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy remained limited in practice on Wednesday. He’s missed four games in a row with the toe injury he aggravated during a Week 4 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan hasn’t given a strong indication Purdy will end that streak Sunday in New York against the Giants.
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He described his fourth-year signal-caller’s recovery as a “sensitive situation” Wednesday. He told reporters that Purdy’s confidence in his toe will give him confidence that Purdy is ready to go again.
“If he gets out there, and he’s hobbling around and stuff, he won’t be out there. So he’s got to go out there and go through the practices and stuff and really let us know how good he feels because it’s hard to know what’s going on with the toe,” Shanahan explained. “They’re really iffy things.
“Last time, we felt like he was feeling pretty good, looked pretty good in practice and then in the game one hit, and it set him back five or six weeks, whatever this has been … four weeks. So it’s kind of a sensitive situation and hopefully getting some reps in practice and stuff will give him that confidence that it’s better than it was last time.”
Then came a follow-up question. Shanahan was asked if Purdy playing against the Giants will hinge on a status update he provides to Shanahan by the end of the week.
“I mean, I didn’t give him a deadline,” Shanahan said. “It’s not as black and white as you guys want it to be.”
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Earlier in the same news conference, a reporter inquired if Purdy would get any first-team reps on Wednesday.
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“He’ll get some reps,” Shanahan said. “I don’t know which team, but he’ll get some reps today.”
Shanahan was then asked if he didn’t place Purdy, wide receiver Ricky Pearsall and defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos — who have each now missed at least three straight games — on injured reserve because of roster numbers and because of the hope that he’d get them back earlier.
“Yeah, because all of ’em were kind of week-to-week, so hoping that it could be faster,” Shanahan said.
Placing a player on IR saves roster space, but it also requires that specific player to sit out at least four games before they can return to the field. It’s worth noting, though, that Purdy and Pearsall have both been sidelined four consecutive games now.
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Purdy inked a five-year, $265 million extension in May yet suffered toe and left shoulder injuries during a season-opening win over the Seattle Seahawks. The toe injury, a turf toe variant, was the more serious of the two issues, and it’s proven as such.
His return in Week 4 was short-lived. He cleared the 300-yard passing mark in a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, except he also threw two interceptions, and he said toe soreness started to bother him later that night.
Purdy returned to practice on Oct. 15, however, Mac Jones has continued to start in his place. Jones, whom the 49ers signed to a two-year deal this past offseason, is 4-2 as San Francisco’s QB1.
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